2024
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AWS re:Invent, Nova and Model Choice, AI as Commodity
AWS’ re:Invent keynote was predicated on the idea that AI becomes a commodity, not something eternally special.
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Gelsinger Out at Intel, What Happened, Ten Years Too Late
Pat Gelsinger is out as Intel CEO. It seems likely that the board has cold feet about the foundry business, and a split may be forthcoming.
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Spotify Earnings, Spotify’s Video Plans, Spotify’s Ad Business
Spotify’s earnings and video podcast announcements highlight the threat the company feels from YouTube. Plus, the company’s late shift to programmatic ads explains its podcast motivations.
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Nvidia Earnings, Strawberry and Video, The Networking Question
Nvidia’s results continue to be best understood by the imbalance between supply and demand; that story, though, differs between Blackwell and Hopper, and it impacts both Nvidia’s prospects and its networking sales.
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An Interview with Byrne Hobart About Bubbles and Escaping Stagnation
An interview with The Diff’s Byrne Hobart about his new book, Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation
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Netflix’s Boxing Event, Customer Acquisition vs. Churn Mitigation, Accounting for Events
The Tyson-Paul boxing match was Netflix’s biggest event yet, as the company draws increasingly clear lines between customer acquisition and churn mitigation.
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A Chance to Build
Silicon Valley has always been deeply integrated with Asia; Trump’s attempt to change trade could hurt Silicon Valley more than expected, and also present opportunities to build something new.
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An Interview with Dylan Patel and Doug O’Laughlin About the Current State of Semiconductors and SemiAnalysis
An interview with Dylan Patel and Doug O’Laughlin about the current state of the AI supply chain, and big plans for SemiAnalysis.